ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, MI -- A snowmobiler was hospitalized Friday night after an accident in Algoma Township, an emergency dispatcher said.

Medical personnel were called to respond on the highest priority to a person who suffered a "severe" neck laceration after running into barbed wire while driving a snowmobile. The victim was located about 50 feet off Pine Island Drive, north of 14 Mile Road NE near Hull Street.

The victim, identified by first responders to be a man, was transported to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital after the accident was reported about 9 p.m. Jan. 24, dispatchers said.

Crews cleared the scene by 9:40 p.m.

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